To even the scales, Schultz said, the course in Arbutus trains women in basic carpentry skills: tools, safety regulations, job site culture, and even how to carry heavy materials on a construction site.

On Monday morning, crews were at work around the prototypes, spreading gravel on the dirt construction site and unloading shipping containers, apparently in an effort to block views of the site from the Mexican side.

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